2025:Hackathon/Schedule
Wikimania@20: Inclusivity . Impact . Sustainability .
The Wikimania 2025 Hackathon is a vibrant conference-long space for technical collaboration, experimentation, mentorship, and learning.
Whether you're a seasoned developer, a newcomer exploring Wikimedia tech for the first time, or someone with ideas to improve our platforms, this is the place to prototype, connect, and build together. The hackathon runs from Wednesday, 6 August through Saturday, 9 August and features open hacking time, workshops, mentoring, and demos.
- Location: Nairobi, Kenya
- Room label: TURKANA, First Floor
| Time | Session Block | Duration | Topic / Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 – Wednesday, 6 August | |||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | 30 mins | Breakfast & Informal Meet-and-Greet | |
| 09:30 – 12:30 | Block 1 | 180 mins | Hackathon Opening Please add your notes for this session here by OOnifade-WMF, Udehb-WMF |
| Mentor Matching Please add your notes for this session here | |||
| Project Matching Please add your notes for this session here | |||
| Hacking Space | |||
| 12:30 – 13:45 | 75 mins | Lunch | |
| 13:45 – 15:15 | Block 2 | 90 mins | Hacking Space |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | 15 mins | Snack Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:30 | Block 3 | 60–90 mins | Hacking Space |
| 17:30 – 22:00 | 270 mins | After Hours Hacking | |
| Day 2 – Thursday, 7 August | |||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | 30 mins | Breakfast | |
| 09:30 – 12:30 | Block 1 | 180 mins | Designing Impactful Wiki Tech Events & Hackathons Please add your notes for this session here by Gopavasanth, Navya sri Kalli |
| Effortless File Migration: A Live Demo of the Wikifile-Transfer Tool Please add your notes for this session here by Jayprakash12345, ParasharSarthak | |||
| Hacking Space | |||
| 12:30 – 13:45 | 75 mins | Lunch | |
| 13:45 – 15:15 | Block 2 | 90 mins | Hacking Space |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | 15 mins | Snack Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Block 3 | 90 mins |
Hacking Space |
| 17:00 – 22:00 | 300 mins | After Hours Hacking | |
| Day 3 – Friday, 8 August | |||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | 30 mins | Breakfast | |
| 09:30 – 12:30 | Block 1 | 40 mins | Debugging abuse filters with ease Please add your notes for this session here by Msz2001 |
| 140 mins | Hacking Space | ||
| 12:30 – 13:45 | 75 mins | Lunch | |
| 13:45 – 15:15 | Block 2 | 90 mins | Hacking Space |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | 15 mins | Snack Break | |
| 15:30 – 17:00 | Block 3 | 90 mins | Hacking Space |
| 17:00 – 22:00 | 300 mins | After Hours Hacking | |
| Day 4 – Saturday, 9 August | |||
| 09:00 – 09:30 | 30 mins | Breakfast | |
| 09:30 – 12:30 | Block 1 | 180 mins | Hacking Space |
| 12:30 – 13:45 | 75 mins | Lunch | |
| 13:45 – 15:15 | Block 2 | 90 mins | Hacking Space |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | 15 mins | Snack Break & Prepare to Close | |
| 15:30 – 16:40 | Block 3 | 70 mins | Hackathon Showcase & Coolest Tool Awards Please add your notes for this session here (Room Name: Nairobi) by OOnifade-WMF, Joris Darlington Quarshie |
| 18:00 – 19:00 | 60 mins | Closing Ceremony (Room Name: Nairobi) | |
| 19:00 – 23:00 | 240 mins | After Hours Celebration & Networking @ Tribe Pool Side | |